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Rectify : Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture
Season 4
Episode 9
Ray McKinnon, creator of the Sundance Channel’s breakout hit, Rectify, details how to capture the personality of a culture through establishing strong characters, tone, and atmosphere. The short film Spanola Pepper Sauce Company follows, directed by McKinnon and written by Graham Gordy, suggesting there’s more brewing in Spanola, AK than just its fine pepper sauce cooking.

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Tony Hale discusses meeting audience’s expectations, getting into character, and comedy.

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Justin Marks shares the bear necessities on updating the story to the modern screen.

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Jeff Nichols talks about bringing a highly charged true true story to the screen.

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Jason Reitman discusses his journey from novice filmmaker to indie stalwart.

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Director John Lee Hancock and writer Kelly Marcel discuss Saving Mr. Banks.

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Writer/Director/Producer Charles Burnett shares his career development process.

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Producer/Emmy®-award winning actress, America Ferrera talks about her early roles.

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Writer/Director Gary Ross discusses his film trajectory.

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Andrew Kevin Walker dissects his bleak thriller masterpiece, Se7en.

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Chris Cooper discusses his acting career in both film and television.

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Issa Rae discusses the unique challenges of creating and nurturing the webisode series.

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Carl Reiner discusses working on the influential sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show.